NEW YORK – The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star game was a dud as far as viewership goes, earning the game’s 
lowest television rating in history.
The National League defeated the American League 3-1 for their first victory in over a decade in a mostly uneventful contest Tuesday night that was televised on Fox.
The telecast posted a 7.5 fast national rating and 13 share, down 16 percent from the 8.9 fast national rating and 15 share tallied for last season’s 2009 game when the AL beat the NL 4-3.
Prior to this new record low, the previous low was an 8.1 national rating and 14 share in 2005.
Ratings represent the percentage of all households with televisions, and shares represent the percentage of all homes with TVs in use at the time.
At the time of this article, we were unable to locate the ratings for the 2010 State Farm Home Run Derby that took place the night before when Boston Red Sox slugger, David “Big Papi” Ortiz won handily over his less-experienced competition.
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Jay Donetelli is a Tampa-based freelance sportswriter and contributor to Sports Climax. With an opinion sharper than an Ovechkin skate blade with the sting of an Ali jab, Donetelli has a loyal cult of readers who have found a way to love him.
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